Where does “upheaval” come from?
Upheaval derives from English upheave, which combines up and heave, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hevjaną meaning to lift or raise.
upheaval (English): change, from one state to another; The process of...
Definitions
- change, from one state to another; The process of...
Ancestry of “upheaval”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | upheave | To heave or lift up; raise up or aloft; To lift... |
| 2 | Middle English | upheven | — |
| 3 | Old English | ūpāhebban | to lift up, raise up, exalt, rise in the air, fly |
| 4 | Old English | ūp- | up- |
| 5 | Old English | ūp | up, from above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |